Slate: A Single Steak Dinner Uses Almost a Lifetime's Worth of Drinking Bottled Water
"A single steak dinner uses as much water as almost a lifetime (61½ years’ worth, to be exact) of drinking bottled water." – Slate Read...
Gidon Eshel: “Beef and Sustainability are About as Compatible as War and Goodness”
“Beef and sustainability are about as compatible as war and goodness.” – Gidon Eshel, Bard College professor of environmental science...
The Guardian: 1.3 Million People Could be Fed With Grain Currently Fed to Livestock
"Were the grain now used to fatten animals reserved instead for people, an extra 1.3 billion could be fed. Meat for the rich means hunger...
Meatless Monday Campaign: Producing 1 Pound of Beef Uses As Much Water As Taking 60 Showers
While the exact figures can vary, the consensus is that beef isn't what's for dinner if you want to save water (on Mondays or any other...
Vegan Street: Eating Vegan Diet Would Save Average Household 5,500 Gallons of Water Each Day
Per Vegan Street: "The average American household uses 5,500 gallons of water each day just to produce the animals they eat. It would be...
Water Needed to Relieve California's Water Shortages (and Then Some) Can Be Found in Our Diet Ch
NASA says that 11 trillion gallons of water are needed to relieve California's drought. Yet 15-35 trillion gallons of water are...
Marc Reisner: "The West's Water Crisis...Can Be Summed Up in a Single Word: Livestock"
The quote in this graphic is from a 1989 New York Times article, as cited here: "Western Water Crisis – For further understanding, one...
Dr. Oppenlander: "The Long-Term Solution to Our Looming Freshwater Crises Can Be Found on Our Plates
"The long-term solution to our looming freshwater crises can be found on our plates. Why wait until we run out of water? Make the change...
One Green Planet: Majority of Crops Grown Worldwide Go Toward Feeding Livestock, Not People
"The reality is, the majority of crops grown worldwide do not go towards feeding people, they become feed for livestock." – One Green...
Got Water? UN Urges Global Move to Meat and Dairy-Free Diet
No amount of shorter showers will stop this from continuing unless we change our diets. Pass it on! Share this image via our Facebook...
